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Animal hoarding rises in Germany

September 2, 2022, 6:12am Life

Cases of people hoarding cats, dogs and other living creatures in Germany reached a 10-year high in 2021, the country’s Animal Protection Association said today. Read story

A sea lion gets pushed into the water while fighting for a prime resting spot on a dock at Burton Chace Park in Marina Del Rey, California, on March 2, 2021. (Myung J.

Sick sea lions spotted along Ventura County coast

August 29, 2022, 6:06am Nation & World

Sea lions are being poisoned by a toxin found in plankton and reports of the sick animals being spotted along the Ventura County coast are skyrocketing, according to an animal rescue organization. Read story

A sanctuary cat rolls over and lets out a yawn while vying for some attention July 20, at Purrfect Pals Cat Sanctuary in Arlington.

Arlington sanctuary cares for special needs cats

August 28, 2022, 1:15pm Latest News

On a sunny July day, an orange cat named Billy parked himself in his favorite shady spot in the cat tunnel. A black cat named Douglas Furr approached, waiting for Billy to move. The orange tabby looked up nonchalantly, content to stay put. Read story

FILE -- A coyote runs across state Route 3 outside of Tupper Lake, N.Y., in the Adirondacks, Sept. 20, 2010. Advocates think wolves are hunting and howling in the Northeast woods, more than a century after they were shot, trapped and poisoned into eradication across the region. Complicating the question is the fact that wolves can not only appear similar to eastern coyotes, but that they typically share genetic material.

Cry wolf? Debate over presence of wolves in Northeast

August 26, 2022, 8:18am Nation & World

Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they were rooted out of the region? Read story

To research how physical activity changes during fertility in bantengs, workers at the St. Louis Zoo have put fitness trackers on the back ankles of two of the female bantengs. The front ankle has a colored tag to differentiate between the two, one wearing pink and the other wearing blue. (Photos by Allie Schallert/St.

Zoo uses fitness tracker to help endangered cattle

August 26, 2022, 6:16am Pets & Wildlife

Poaching and habitat loss are driving a species of exotic cattle toward extinction in the wild. Read story

This photo released by Qinling Giant Panda Research Center, shows newly born twin Panda cubs, male at left and female at right, at the center in Xi'an, in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2022. The male cub weighed 176.4 grams while the female cub weighed 151.2 grams when they were born at the on Tuesday morning, according to the Qinling Panda Research Center.

Panda twins born in China as species struggles for survival

August 24, 2022, 8:21am Life

Twin giant pandas have been born at a breeding center in southwestern China, a sign of progress for the country’s unofficial national mascot as it struggles for survival amid climate change and loss of habitat. Read story

Seattle to lend additional $20M to aquarium expansion

August 21, 2022, 6:03am Northwest

Seattle agreed Tuesday to lend an additional $20 million to the Seattle Aquarium to complete its ongoing expansion project, bringing the city’s overall contribution to $54 million as the project comes in over budget. Read story

Liz Everling, director of animal care and population management, holds a rescue beagle as she unloads a transport van carrying 15 beagles at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in east Vancouver on Saturday.

A bunch o’ beagles: Vancouver shelter welcomes 15 pups rescued from testing facility

August 20, 2022, 8:08pm Clark County News

Without barking, and with just a bit of whining, a brave new passel of puppies took their first steps in Clark County early Saturday afternoon. Read story